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Justin Trudeau, Katie Telford launch production company at TIFF
September 11, 2026 - 3:56 PM

TORONTO — Justin Trudeau is getting into showbiz.
Soprano Brenda Rae flies in to replace Lauren Snouffer for Opera Philadelphia's opening night
September 10, 2026 - 11:26 AM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brenda Rae was driving with her husband and children from their home in Minneapolis to visit her father in Appleton, Wisconsin, last Thursday night when her phone rang with an intriguing offer: Could she travel ASAP and take over the lead soprano role in Mozart’s “Mitridate” at Opera Philadelphia's opening night?
Salman Rushdie will receive a National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement
September 10, 2026 - 7:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie, a U.S. citizen for the past decade, is to receive a literary honor reserved for the elite of American writers — a National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement.
From Haiti to Canada, a Quebec debut novel reaches for France's top literary prizes
September 10, 2026 - 1:00 AM

MONTREAL — When Thélyson Orélien learned that his first novel had made it on a shortlist for France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt, he thought about two places: Haiti, where he was born, and Quebec, where he says his life as a writer truly began.
Poetry Foundation honors Robert Pinsky with a $100,000 lifetime achievement prize
September 09, 2026 - 1:12 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky has received a $100,000 lifetime achievement award and poet-children's author Nikki Grimes has been named the next Young People's Poet Laureate, the Poetry Foundation announced Wednesday.
The film industry is a flashpoint in Trump's trade war. Enter TIFF: The Market
September 09, 2026 - 6:50 AM

TORONTO — When Cameron Bailey was shopping around the idea for TIFF: The Market a few years ago, he didn't make an argument about supporting the arts or enhancing high culture.
The Blade newspaper in Toledo is for sale, and ownership says it will shut down if no buyer is found
September 08, 2026 - 10:49 AM

The owners of The Blade are looking to sell the Toledo newspaper and said Tuesday that if they're unsuccessful, both the print and digital versions of the paper will stop publishing at the end of the year.
For Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, 'Practical Magic 2' heals old wounds
September 08, 2026 - 3:52 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman view “Practical Magic” very differently today than they did when they made it 28 years ago.
At Venice, Ellen Burstyn reflects on playing Marilyn Monroe and a lifetime in movies
September 08, 2026 - 1:57 AM

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Of all the roles Ellen Burstyn might have been offered in her 90s, that of Marilyn Monroe seemed fairly unlikely. But then one day Maggie Gyllenhaal came to her apartment to talk about a wild idea: What if she played

In 'Primetime,' Robert Pattinson takes on the 'irresistible' role of Chris Hansen
September 05, 2026 - 2:38 PM

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Robert Pattinson didn’t set out to play Chris Hansen in “Primetime.” But somewhere along the way, it just became “irresistible.”
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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Entertainment News

Justin Trudeau, Katie Telford launch production company at TIFF

Soprano Brenda Rae flies in to replace Lauren Snouffer for Opera Philadelphia's opening night

Salman Rushdie will receive a National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement

From Haiti to Canada, a Quebec debut novel reaches for France's top literary prizes

Poetry Foundation honors Robert Pinsky with a $100,000 lifetime achievement prize

The film industry is a flashpoint in Trump's trade war. Enter TIFF: The Market

The Blade newspaper in Toledo is for sale, and ownership says it will shut down if no buyer is found

For Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, 'Practical Magic 2' heals old wounds

At Venice, Ellen Burstyn reflects on playing Marilyn Monroe and a lifetime in movies

In 'Primetime,' Robert Pattinson takes on the 'irresistible' role of Chris Hansen

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